Environment

Learn why women from tribal communities in eastern and central India are integral to planning, building, and managing a sustainable water conservation system.

If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.

The passenger rail operator is at the mercy of the freight companies that own most American tracks.

Discounting South Asian countries’ debt in exchange for investment in conservation could protect biodiversity while promoting prosperity.

Generative AI, those astonishingly powerful language- and image-generating tools taking the world by storm, come at a price: a big carbon footprint. But not all AIs are equally dirty.

When U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman visited his childhood home in Harlem’s East River Houses last winter, he was struck by a piece of graffiti at the entrance. The tag read, simply, “Help.”…

Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy and “creeping authoritarianism,” as the U.S. State Department puts it, is often supported by the same industries…

In 787 communities served by the United States’ largest utilities, 17% of households struggle to afford basic water services, an analysis finds.

Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities like Denver with some of the worst air quality in the world – even far from the actual flames.

Meal delivery programs are uniquely positioned to keep the most vulnerable safe during climate emergencies.

Stories connect us, and who tells them matters – this is especially true when it comes to the story of our heating planet.This is why philanthropy’s support of climate research and journalism is such ……

A first-of-its-kind-study from Harvard showed that Black and Hispanic communities were more likely to have drinking water with PFAS.